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What is the basic term for Power

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The ability to achieve an objective by influencing the behavior of others, particularly to get them to do what they would not have otherwise done.

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5 characteristics for an influential person

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  1. Ability to understand issues
  2. Have what others need or fear
  3. Know how to use resources
  4. Can access institutions
  5. Know how to set objectives
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3
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Political Socialization

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Central values of political culture are transmitted from one generation to the next.

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4
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How is Political Socialization accomplished?

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Agents of socialization

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5
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Amount owed by government ….

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Debt

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6
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Amount you loaned to be paid back over so many years…

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Principal

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7
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Political Theory Triangle ( 6 Stages )

Week 5 slides

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(Top to bottom)
Laws: Unquestioned Political Truth

Pre-Theories: Joining tested hypothesis

Testing: Formulation of hypotheses and generalizations linking variables.

Variables: Identification and isolation of variables that seem related.

Scientific Investigation: Observation, organization and classification of to occurrence discover regularities.

Political Phenomenon: a mass of seemingly unrelated occurrences that attract the attention of the political analyst

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8
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Separation of Powers (triangle)

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Judiciary -> Executive -> Legislature

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9
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What years did Adam Smith live and what did he bring into the economic sphere?

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1723-1790
Liberalism 
- wealth of nations 
- free market
-invisible hand
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10
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Cameron’s Personal Interpretation of Edmund Burke…

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  • Society is not like a machines parts
  • Society is more like a plant
  • Three steps forward correct with one step back and then steps forward again
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Who was the first major critic of classical liberal Ideologies?

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Edmund Burke

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